Jack Dangermond
Jack Dangermond | |
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 Dangermond in 2012. | |
| Born | Jack Dangermond 1945 (age 77–78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University of Minnesota Harvard University |
| Known for | Co-founder and president, Esri |
| Spouse | Laura Dangermond |
| Website | esri |
Jack Dangermond (born 1945) is an American billionaire businessman and environmental scientist, who in 1969 co-founded, with Laura Dangermond, the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), a privately held geographic information systems (GIS) software company.[1] As of July 2023, his net worth was estimated at US$9.3 billion.[2]
Dangermond, Esri's president, works at its headquarters in Redlands, California. He founded the company to perform land-use analysis; however, its focus evolved into GIS-software development, highlighted by the release of ARC/INFO in the early 1980s. The development and marketing of ARC/INFO positioned Esri with the dominant market share among GIS-software developers. Esri's flagship product, ArcGIS, traces its heritage to Dangermond's initial efforts in developing ARC/INFO.
Career[edit]
Dangermond grew up in Redlands, the son of Dutch immigrants.[3] His parents owned a plant nursery in the town.[4] Dangermond attended Redlands High School.
Dangermond completed his undergraduate degree in landscape architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.[4][5] He then earned a Master in Urban Planning from the University of Minnesota, and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1969.[4] His early work in the school's Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis (LCGSA) led directly to the development of Esri's ARC/INFO GIS software. He has been awarded 13 honorary doctoral degrees.
Philanthropy[edit]
In December 2017, Jack and Laura Dangermond donated $165 million to establish the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve on the Pacific coast—the largest ever gift to The Nature Conservancy.[6][7]
Jack and Laura Dangermond have signed The Giving Pledge.[8]
In January 2020, Jack and Laura Dangermond donated $3 million to the Museum of Redlands fund.[9]
Honors[edit]
Dangermond has received many awards, including:
- Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau [10]
- Horwood Distinguished Service Award of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association in 1988[11]
- John Wesley Powell Award of the U.S. Geological Survey in 1996
- Anderson Medal of the Association of American Geographers in 1998[12]
- Cullum Geographical Medal of the American Geographical Society in 1999
- EDUCAUSE Medal of EduCause
- Honorary doctorate from the University of West-Hungary in 2003
- Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal of the International Cartographic Association in 2007
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 2008[13]
- Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 2010.[14]
- Alexander Graham Bell Medal of the National Geographic Society in 2010, together with Roger Tomlinson.[15][16]
- Fellow of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science in 2012[17]
- Audubon Medal of the National Audubon Society in 2015[18]
- Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award (Champions of the Earth) in 2013.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "Esri Awards GIS Users for Improving Social, Environmental, and Economic Outcomes". www.businesswire.com. July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Forbes profile: Jack Dangermond". Forbes. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ New York Times: "Corner Office – Conversations about leadership and management" retrieved May 3, 2013
- ^ a b c Howell, Donna (August 1, 2009). "Jack Dangermond's Digital Mapping Lays It All Out". Investor's Business Daily. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
- ^ "Alumnus Jack Dangermond to Earn Honorary Doctorate". PolyCentric. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- ^ Helft, Miguel, 'In largest-ever gift to Nature Conservancy, tech CEO preserves pristine stretch of California coast", Forbes, December 22, 2017.
- ^ Hamm, Keith, "$165 million private donation to Nature Conservancy" Archived February 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, independent.com, December 22, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "Jack and Laura Dangermond (pledge statement)", The Giving Pledge, n.d.
- ^ News, DINA COLUNGA Reporter Redlands Community (January 24, 2020). "Dangermonds add $3 million to Museum of Redlands fund". Redlands News. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Esri-ceo ontvangt koninklijke onderscheiding". Computable. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Horwood Distinguished Service Award". Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ "Previous Anderson Medal of Honor Recipients". American Association of Geographers Applied Geography Specialty Group!. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "University Awards & Honors: Honorary Degree". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Medals and Awards". Royal Geographical Society. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ^ Jack Dangermond and Roger Tomlinson receive National Geographic’s Bell Medal Archived November 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, GIS Lounge, July 12, 2010.
- ^ David Braun (July 13, 2010). "Nat Geo awards Alexander Graham Bell Medals to GIS pioneers". National Geographic Society. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ "Fellows". www.ucgis.org.
- ^ "You Can't Kill Jack Dangermond's Company. Try, And It Will Only Get Stronger". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ Programme, UN Environment. "Search Results". Champions of the Earth.
External links[edit]
- Cultivating His Plants, and His Company, The New York Times, 2011
- Fact-Checking 'Corner Office', The Atlantic, 2011
- A Sense of Where You Are, Forbes.com, 2010
- Mapmaker Follows His Own Path (PDF), Financial Times, 2010
- The Passion and the Perseverance to Succeed, The Washington Post, 2010
- Computerworld Interview Q&A: Esri's Jack Dangermond on Cloud, Big Data and Apple-vs-Google Map Wars (July 2012)
- New York Times Corner Office Cultivating His Plants, and His Company (July 2011)
- Investor's Business Daily article Jack Dangermond's Digital Mapping Lays It All Out (August 2009)
- Jack Dangermond, Esri President – Biographical information on Esri's Web site
- Biography – Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS) Advisory Board members
- Dangermond talks about various topics on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour
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- 1945 births
- Living people
- American people of Dutch descent
- American billionaires
- American geographers
- Businesspeople in software
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona alumni
- Environmental scientists
- Humphrey School of Public Affairs alumni
- Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni
- Recipients of the Cullum Geographical Medal
- National Geographic Society medals recipients
- American technology company founders
- 21st-century American philanthropists
- Recipients of the Royal Geographical Society Patron's Medal
- Geographic data and information professionals